The Unseen was released in 2000, and turned into one of the new decade’s first sleeper hits at a time when the producer and label were unknown outside of hip-hop DJ circles. The Unseen was Madlib’s solo debut, but when the album premiered the identity of Quasimoto himself was a mystery.

Madlib created Quasimoto as someone to rap on his beats for his own private listening while living in Oxnard and Santa Barbara in the 1990s. Spanning over 2 LPs, The Unseen was the result of Peanut Butter Wolf’s convincing Madlib to release these recordings for the rest of the us to hear. Sleeve by Jeff Jank.

Tracklist:

1.Welcome to Violence (Intro) 00:49
2.Bad Character 01:56
3.Microphone Mathematics 03:14
4.Basic Instinct 02:10
5.Goodmorning Sunshine 02:57
6.Discipline 99 Pt. 0 02:32
7.Low Class Conspiracy 02:26
8.Return of the Loop Digga 03:46
9.Real Eyes 03:22
10.Come On Feet 03:35
11.Bluffin’ 02:47
12.Boom Music 02:47
13.MHBs 02:02
14.Put a Curse On You 01:46
15.Astro Black 03:17
16.Green Power 02:59
17.Jazz Cats Pt. 1 02:43
18.24-7 02:48
19.The Unseen 02:53
20.Phony Game 01:56
21.Astro Travellin 02:58
22.Blitz 01:16
23.Axe Puzzles 02:34
24.Discipline 99 Pt. 1 03:36